Fish & Seafood

I can’t believe it’s nearing the end of August, the summertime, light, warm evenings that make food blogging fun and simple! I also can’t believe with September approaching that I would have been doing this for THREE years. To some, that might not seem like a long time, but in my perspective, I started cooking with a one year old on my hip and a two year old wrapped around one of my legs, and now they’re both in school!! {Tear} Life has gotten a little simpler and quieter, which is kind of sad in many ways, but it does give me a little more time to dedicate to creating more delicious recipes! The further along I go in this “process” the more I learn about myself, my tastes, my families tastes and my cooking style– and I have so much more to learn i’m excited to keep on going! One thing I have discovered is how much I LOVE making and eating Indian food!! Some of my absolute BEST, most favorite recipes are in my Indian cooking section, and I am so excited to add one more on there today!More

I have been excited to share this recipe for a while now! I made these crispy shrimp tacos this summer on a whim without writing down the recipe or taking any pictures. Maybe because I didn’t have very high expectations, or was feeling a little burnt out with blogging and was kinda busy– but as soon as I tasted them, I instantly regretted it. Not only were these tacos the BEST I have ever made {which doesn’t tell you a whole lot, because I really haven’t made very many!} But they are some of the best I have ever tasted, ever!! The ranch avocado lime dressing is so thick and rich and creamy–that it doesn’t taste healthy at all! Even though it really is! The shrimp are crunchy and perfect, and the coleslaw… I could eat by itself for days! It has the perfect combination of heat, saltiness, sweetness and acidity. I am in love with this recipe–I think it’s one of the best I have posted yet! So I hope you guys all love it too!More

Life has been pretty crazy this summer, and I have gotten WAY off track with the blogging! I wish I could say that things will slow down, and I will be posting as often as I used to– but the truth is, life is only going to get crazier from here on out, as we anticipate some big, exciting changes! But if there is one thing I have learned from taking a step back, and prioritizing my time, it’s that quality is always more important than quantity. So although I won’t be posting as MANY recipes, the ones I do post from here on out will be much better!!More

This week I thought I would play on one of my all time favorite recipes, and in celebration of summer approaching, make some chicken tikka masala skewers. But when I got my chicken out, it had already gone bad, so I deferred to some shrimp I had luckily sitting in my freezer instead. Usually when something doesn’t work out the way I had planned–it actually turns out better, which is the case with these shrimp tikka masala skewers! I wish the shrimp I had on hand, had tails on them, and were slightly prettier, but with the orange mango, and green lime and jalapeños, they actually turned out vibrant, and kinda pretty. The flavors worked awesomely together! Usually I pair my tikka masala with mango chutney, so the sweet mango slices were a MUST, then I added some jalapeños for some additional heat, and some lime wedges. I was going to serve them on a bed of rice, without the sauce–but my husband and I both agreed that the masala sauce was the best part, so I added it at the last minute, and i’m so glad I did! I spooned some of it over the kababs while I was cooking them, and it added a lot of extra flavor and color! I invited my bro in law Dexter over for dinner, and we all LOVED these! They are one of the BEST things I have made in a really long time, and can’t wait to make more this summer! I hope you guys all enjoy!More

This week my little guy asked if we could have salmon for dinner, and since he rarely makes requests that don’t involve mac n cheese or pb&j’s, I jumped at the chance to make it! My instinct was to default to my mothers classic lemon and butter recipe–but I decided to get out of my cooking comfort zone and try something a little bolder and more creative–and came up with this coconut lime recipe. It was sweet and salty and citrusy, and probably the best salmon I have ever made! I am absolutely in love with this recipe, AND so were my whole family! It’s so rare to find a recipe that both my husband and I and my kids all love–so this is definitely one I will be keeping close by! It’s healthy, quick, easy, elegant and delicious! I wanted to serve it up with some rice–but I forgot to put it on in time, so I defaulted to my favorite orzo recipe. I also decided to serve some delicious parmesan asparagus fries with them– {recipe to come!} Let me know in the comments some of your favorite things to serve with salmon! I hope you guys love this recipe as much as my family does!

About Me

Hi, i’m Sarah. Welcome to “Mattawa Mum” a place for me to share my life as an English stay at home Mum of two, in a small American farm town known as Mattawa. Life out here in the middle of nowhere has been one hard adjustment--I used to live an hour from London, and now I live an hour from a decent grocery store, but I have found that working hard, keeping busy and learning all I can, help me focus on more positive things as I grow as a wife, mother, artist, crafter, photographer, home-cook and now “Country-girl!” I hope you stay a while, and find something fun to read, cute to copy, or good to eat!